50 Employment Laws in 50 States

BLR’s Solution: The only at-a-glance reference volume that explains employer obligations under 50+ employment laws, for each of the 50 United States.

Why:

The annually updated 50 Employment Laws in 50 States is a BLR best-seller for one simple reason – it saves hours of research for HR professionals and employers who have to comply with employment laws in more than one state.

Whatever the question you get from a front-line supervisor, a field office, another executive, you’ll find the answer in seconds. Clear side-by-side comparison charts tell you in one or two sentences what your policies and practices must contain to avoid the attention of state labor department watchdogs and aggressive plaintiff’s attorneys.

From Alabama to Wyoming, we’ve done the research to uncover employer rights and obligations on everything from family leave to disability accommodations to drug testing to meal and rest breaks. Over 50 areas of employee management are covered, giving you everything you need to make smart decisions and policy recommendations.

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50 Employment Laws in 50 States

Now you can INSTANTLY discover your legal obligations under the 50 most important employment laws in each of the 50 states.

50 Employment Laws in 50 States,2018 Edition is the revolutionary guidebook that puts ALL the most need-to-know employment law information — for each of the 50 states — right at your fingertips.

Imagine the time and frustration you'll save with this authoritative, instant-information reference. In just seconds, you'll zero in on the precise information you need whenever you must:

This quick-reference guide puts the expertise of the nationwide Employers Counsel Network right at your fingertips. The top-flight attorneys in the Network focus almost exclusively on defending employers and write the Employment Law Letter for their state. They have applied their valuable time and resources to making this side-by-side comparison of employer obligations the definitive reference.

With 50 Employment Laws in 50 States, 2018 Edition, you get the exact guidance you need whenever you need to understand ANY state law concerning:

Family and medical leave

Benefits for same-sex partners and common-law spouses

Final paycheck

Vacation/sick pay

Overtime

Workers' comp

AIDS testing

Polygraph testing

Genetic testing

Drug-alcohol testing

Off-duty conduct

Tobacco use on the job

Weapons

Personnel files

Whistleblowing

Plant closings

Meal and rest breaks

Health insurance continuation

References

Preemployment inquiries

New hire reporting

Affirmative action

Background checks

Credit reports

Arrests and convictions

Pregnancy leave

Small necessities leave

Voting leave

Jury duty leave

Military leave

Employee privacy

Social security numbers

Unemployment comp

Domestic violence leave

Employment at will

Child labor

Labor organizations

Organizing by public employees

Noncompete agreements

Wage payment

Minimum wage

Payment of commissions

Garnishment

Wage deductions

Direct deposit

Required posters

Safety

Breastfeeding

Title VII equivalents

Other discrimination and harassment laws

State and local equal employment opportunity laws

Vaping and e-cigarettes

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Your Editor and Contributors

50 Employment Laws in 50 States is prepared by leading attorneys, many of them members of the Employers Counsel Network, a nationwide affiliation of prestigious law firms representing management in employment law matters. Their contributions are edited by Celeste Duke.

Celeste Duke, SPHR, is the Editor of a number of BLR publications. She has written about human resources for a variety of publications, including Basic Training for Supervisors and Frontline Supervision.

She has written and edited a series of white papers covering employment trends and developments and manages the editorial content for BLR’s online training.

Before coming to BLR, she was the business editor for The Daily Herald in Columbia, Tennessee. Celeste earned her bachelor’s degree from David Lipscomb University and a master’s from Middle Tennessee State University, where she also taught writing.

Following is a list of those who were most instrumental in the completion of this book. We thank them for their continued perseverance in this project.

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